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[Photo credit: Sarah Malone]
Drag Kingdom is a reunion of the Kings of Joy community. Imagine 30+ Kings of Joy spilling through the doors of the Red Rattler with costumes, props and facial hair for days. This Pride edition of Drag Kingdom on 27 June was no different.
With so many Kings of Joy...
Chris Lani-McAllister: My wife, Danica Lani!
Who loves a switch? Me.
Ooh, kinky.
Alright, so this is Danica, this is Daddy Joy, Dario DiBello, the King Coach, who's been coaching 112 Drag Kings.
Danica Lani: Wow, it is a privilege to be with each and every one of you here tonight. I am...
What do you get when you take 35 Drag Kings from the Kings of Joy community and give them a stage? As much fun as you can have with your clothes on…
Drag Kingdom is the largest ongoing Drag King show in the world. Held only twice a year in Sydney’s funky theatre, The Red Rattler, it...
**Special announcement**
Tickets are now on sale for Kings of Joy’s Pride edition of Drag Kingdom! With 30+ Drag Kings performing and 10% of all proceeds going to our LGBT refugee friends living in Block 13, Kakuma, Kenya this will be a night to remember.
Thurs 27 June -...
Chris aka Chase Cocks
I think it might be time to hear from The King Coach, Daddy Joy, my wife, Danica Lani. Dario, where are you?
Danica Lani 0:16
My darling, my love. Where have you been in my life? **kiss** Give it up for Chase Cocks, everyone. Lives up to his name, that's all...
[Dandy Rawhole. Photo credit: Sarah Malone]
In times of humanitarian crisis and in the face of war, one can feel utterly helpless. It’s easy to spiral down.
Having been an activist for the majority of my life (close to 40 years), starting with reading David Suzuki at age 8 and being...
Watching the faces of the audience as they witness King after King being fully self-expressed is the biggest reward at Drag Kingdom. I see facial expressions of awe, downright shock, and hope that the liberation being demonstrated on stage is possible for those watching. And it is.
The journey...
What do you get when you take 35 Drag Kings from the Kings of Joy community and give them a stage? As much fun as you can have with your clothes on…
Drag Kingdom is the largest Drag King show in the world. Held only twice a year in Sydney’s funky theatre, The Red Rattler, it brings...
**Special announcement**
Tickets are now on sale for Kings of Joy’s Pride edition of Drag Kingdom! With 30+ Drag Kings performing and 10% of all proceeds going to our LGBT refugee friends living in Block 13, Kakuma, Kenya this will be a night to remember.
Thurs 29 June -...
Whenever we gather together, it's powerful. Things happen that were not going to happen anyway. From new connections to standing ovations, at Drag Kingdom we celebrated the end of the year together as the Kings of Joy community.
From this one night, here's the impact we made:
- 30 Kings of Joy...
Drag Kingdom on 8 December brings together the Kings of Joy community in an end-of-year performance night that is the biggest Drag King event of the year. Topped only by our first Drag Kingdom in August. With 30 Drag Kings performing, it's a celebration of the uplifting community we are part of...
Live from Drag Kingdom!
Chris aka Chase Cocks 0:00
You know, I could talk about this whole thing all night but I think we would probably be best to hear it from the choreographer, the creator of Kings of Joy, my wife, Danica Lani…
Danica Lani 0:11
Now I’m gonna cry…
Danica...
